The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-09-24
The East.

NEW HAMPSHIRE.-The State Con.
ventiOn will be held at Portsmouth. Mrs.
Eva d. Greenwood, of Marlboro, has ar
ranged to have the church edifice rails
ed and improved in every respect at
expense of over twenty. five hundred
dollars, as a memorial Of her deceased
husband, whose father built it. When
completed it will be very attractive in
appearance. Rev. B. G.. Russell is the
pastor.
MASSACHUSETTS, Intelli-
gence.-Impressive services we're held at
Somerville, Sunday, Sept. IL, on the oc-
casion Of occupying the church for the
first time since the recent improvements,
made at an expense of $1,000. The con-
gregation at Monson has doubled in a
year under the ministry of Rev. Ira A.
Priest. The Sunday-school begins the
season with over fifty scholars.-Rev. Mr..
Bowles's parish, at Arlington, is, as usual,
lively and energetic. The church edifice
is to be improved and the grounds graded
and adorned. A recent bazaar held by the
ladies furnished part of tie nece ssary
funds, and on Sunday, Sept. IL, the con-
gregation pledged $275 additional in re-
Spouse to an appeal for these improve
ments.-Rev. @. B. Lynn has entered on
his work at Danvers. During the vaca-
ton the church has been renoy ated and
greatly improved in appearance outside
and inside.-The church at East Cam.
bridge has also been adorned and reno
waited during the summer months. Rev.
@. E. Rice is the popular pastor.-Rev.
G. F. jerks is now called to Mattapoi-
sett.-Rev F. 8. Rice began his Marlboro
passionate week ago Sunday.-Three &C.
accessions were lately made to the Sau-
gus church, now under pastoral charge
of Br. Irving Tomlinson.-Rsv. DR..
Bolles presents the Salem Sunday -school
an elegant and costly pulpit Bible, and
20 the rooms of the Publishing House,
portrait of the late and ever-honored Rev.
John Moore.-Mr. Edwin Pierce, faith
or of Rev. Edwin W. Pierce, died at
Lynn, Sept. 2, in the 10th year of his age.
He was member of the Second Univers-
alist church during his residence in
Lynn Of some seventeen years.-Annie L.,
wife of Erwin Bigelow, and daughter of
Dr. Fisher, late President of Canton
Theological School, departed this life at
her home in Norwood, Aug 81, and is
deeply mourned by large circle OF
friends.
CONNECTICUT HartfOrd.-Rsv. W.
III. Dea rborn has returned to Hartford
full Of new life and strength for his
work. -Rsv. @. w. Knickerbacker APP
peared in his Meriden pulpit Sunday
Sept. IL, well Drowned with the summers
sun and evidently in better health than
he has been for some time.-The State
Convention will soon meet at Norwich
NEW YORK.-State News.-The Can
ton church is now undergoing repairs
and has closed for two months. Religious
ser vices were resumed in Fisher Memo
rial Hall on Sunday, Sept, 4, by Rev. DIR.
1. M. Atwood.-Rsv. j. FL. Stewart now
supplies" at Bridgewater.-Rev Daniel
Ballou, who resides in Utica, is preach
ing at Ter ton and GAINESVILLE, altsrnat
ing with Poolville. His services are in
wide request on funeral occasions. Rev.
F. B. Peck has been re-engaged by the
Clarendon parish. He has met with solid
success in this feld.-The parish at Gin
ton is now under charge of Rev. Mr.. Fer
guson.-Mrs. E. d. Browne is faithful
helper of the Woman's Centenary Asso-
citation and recently visited Victor in that
erest.-The North Bloomfield ladies
held "Orazy Tea" on a recent evening
and we're successful in realizing a reve-
nue. of 49, Rev. A. G. Rogers, who has
spent some weeks in the vicinity of Bos-
ton, securing subscriptions in aid OF
building new church edifce at Albany,
has returned to that city and resumed SER
vices there last Sundsy.